Family discusses paralyzed Indiana man's decision to end his life

12:14 AM,
Nov. 7, 2013

Tim Bowers

Written by

Ryan Sabalow
and Kristine Guerra

Saturday was a typical fall afternoon inside Abbey and Tim Bowers' home. The newlyweds kicked back and watched some TV before he said goodbye. As he so often did this time of year, he was going hunting. He'd be home a little after dark. Hopefully, with a nice buck.

Just hours later, Tim woke up in the hospital. He couldn't move. His family told him they'd asked the doctors to bring him out of a drug-induced coma. They had terrible news - and an horrific question to ask.

He had fallen 16 feet as he was climbing up to his tree stand, and he had shattered his spine. He would likely spend the rest of his life ...